Jacquet hit with time penalty after F1 Academy Feature Race in Montreal

Stewards apply five-second penalty to Williams driver

Jade Jacquet has been handed a five-second time penalty following the F1 Academy Feature Race in Montreal, a decision that has reshaped the final classification in the lower reaches of the field.

The stewards' reasoning

The stewards were explicit in their ruling: regardless of any perceived risk Jacquet may have faced of losing further positions, any lasting advantage gained by leaving the track must be relinquished. The argument that competitive pressure or external circumstance could justify retaining such a gain was firmly dismissed.

Classification impact

As a consequence of the penalty, Jacquet drops two positions — from P11 to P13 in the final race classification. The decision promotes Ella Stevens and Esmee Kosterman each up one place in the order.

The Feature Race itself had been a commanding affair at the top, with Alisha Palmowski claiming victory by a record-breaking ten-second margin, but the post-race deliberations ensured the final standings were not settled until the stewards had their say.